The band composes the soundtrack for Sergei Loznitsa's documentary 'The Border,' participating in the Special Screenings programme.
DakhaBrakha's music will sound in Sergei Loznitsa's documentary 'The Border' — the film is selected for the Special Screenings programme of the 79th Cannes Film Festival (12-23 May 2026). The film explores life on Ukraine's western border throughout 2022-2025 — how towns became transit hubs for refugees and logistics for Western military aid. The soundtrack includes 9 compositions, 3 of which are new and written specifically for the film ('Polonyna-2026,' 'Khatynka,' 'Doroha'); the other 6 are rearrangements from previous albums. Recording took place at Kyiv Song studio with producer Yevhen Filatov. In the sound landscape, DakhaBrakha experiments with electronic elements — this is the first time the band uses synthesizers in a soundtrack. The film premieres in Cannes on 19 May. At the festival DakhaBrakha presents 'Border Sessions' — an hour-long concert in film-with-live-soundtrack format at the Cannes Cinema Club (15 May). After Cannes, the film enters international distribution: Ukraine — 26 May, Poland — June, Germany and France — July. Loznitsa and DakhaBrakha plan a joint book project — a photo-essay about working on the Ukrainian border.
